University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross on Tuesday asked the Legislature's budget-writing committee to approve a new public authority for the UW System, a "dedicated and stable funding stream" and to reduce the governor's proposed $300 million budget cut over the next two years.

Shortly after he finished his testimony, a handful of protesters burst into the room shouting, "No cuts, no deals." Followed by four Capitol police officers, the protesters marched past the table where Cross was sitting to give testimony before the Joint Committee on Finance.

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," the bank said in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss, in this case, those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(3)

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Both sides are very good at this when they want to get the result they want. If you read the questions that were asked, they are very carefully worded to get the intended result. I'm guessing the same questions could get reworded, but asking the same questions and get the exact opposite result. Only one question should have been asked. "Do you, or do you not support a mine in Northern Wisconsin?".

Thank you, MJS for being editorially objective in exposing the blatant lack of courage our cowardly legislaure and governor stooped to to creare this fantasy of job creation AT ANY COST and virtual immunity/legal presumptions in favor og Gogebic and lack of customary "clawback"/restitution provisions this legislation screams for and is found to be common practice in Red States reknowned for placing mineral extraction privileges above "fair dealing" and citizen protection(i.e. lack of meaningful severence taxes (Texas, Montana, etc.require and continue to insist on these), eliminating over $100,000,000 in environmental protection funding stripped from the budget.Walker and his Orcs have set in motion the closest thing in history to a budding Teapot Dome Scandal. I pray the EPA or ACE engage the USDOJ to take the lid off this stinking garbage can as part of their "Due Diligence".Thank God we still have a federal government to pound and punish these parasites, now that our DNR has proved GOP campaign donors need no longer fear WDOJ prosecution for envitonmental violations(i.e. Fecalgate).